Family and Education
b. 25 Apr. 1635, 2nd s. of Sir Charles Harbord†, of Charing Cross, Westminster and Stanninghall, Norf. by 2nd w. Mary, da. of Jan van Aelst of Sandwich, Kent. educ. Leyden 1651; M. Temple 1655; travelled abroad (Levant) 1656. m. (1) lic. 26 July 1661, Mary, da. and coh. of Arthur Duck†, DCL, of North Cadbury, Som. and Grafton Park, 3da.; (2) 21 Feb. 1678, Catherine (d. 1702), da. of Hon. Edward Russell of Corney House, Chiswick, Mdx. 1da. Soc. of Geneal. R. P. Harbord, ‘Hist. Harbord Fam.’; CSP Dom. 1651, p. 529; 1655–6, p. 583; Grey, v. 41; London Mar. Lic. ed. Foster, 621; Luttrell, Brief Relation, v. 208.
Offices Held

Auditor, duchy of Cornw. 1661–d.; trustee for sale of fee farm rents (supernumerary) 1670–3; sec. to ld. lt. [I] 1673–7; PC [I] 1673; surveyor-gen. 1679–d.; commissary-gen. Nov.– Dec. 1688; v.-treas. [I] 1689–d.; paymaster of forces [I] 1689– May 1690; PC 8 Mar. 1689–d.; commr. reforming abuses in army 1689, preventing exports of wool 1689–d.; ambassador to Holland July– Aug. 1690, Turkey Nov. 1691–d. Cal. Treas. Bks. i. 233, 431; vi. 48; ix. 213, 678, 1817, 1939; CSP Dom. 1673–5, pp. 55, 66; 1689–90, p. 97.

Commr. pre-emption of tin, Devon and Cornw. 1662, for inquiry into Kingswood Chase, Windsor and Richmond Park 1671, Whittlewood and Salcey Forests and Forest of Dean 1679, 1691; ranger, St. James’s Park 1690–d. Cal. Treas. Bks. i. 411; iii. 911, 923, 1161; vi. 184, 196; ix. 1156, 1869; CSP Dom. 1689–90, p. 82.

Capt. indep. tp. 1689–90. Cal. Treas. Bks. ix. 186, 1476.

Main residences: St. James’s Park, Westminster; Grafton Park, Northants.
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Commons 1690-1715
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HARBORD, William (1635-92)

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